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[J. C. Okechukwu @jcokechukwu]

⁉️ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VIDEOS I'VE COME ACROSS IN YEARS.

“Somewhere in Virginia, buried under 300 years of forgotten paperwork, there’s a number that historians do not like to say out loud, 60% - that is the estimated share of Black Americans who carry at least one Igbo ancestor. Not African ancestor, not West African ancestor, one specific people from one specific River Delta in what is now Southeastern Nigeria. And almost nobody’s been told this - not in schools, not textbooks, not even in most family trees.”

I very sincerely think that every African alive should watch this video to the end. History doesn’t hit any closer home than this. TD Jakes, Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover et al got the memo early when they openly made the connection with their Igbo ancestry. For Beyonce Knowles, It wasn’t just art when she featured the Igbo Landing story in her LEMONADE album, specifically the Love Drought track.

I faced fierce resistance from many when I first published my research findings that implied 60-70% of slaves taken from my part of Africa were Igbos, simply because the slavers came to a conclusion that the Igbos were unusually strong and tireless in their duties. Today, the truth is out, because everything hidden shall be exposed.

Now you can understand why the colonials have invested so much into breaking the will of the Igbo people. It's still not broken.

Watch and share widely without prejudice. Knowledge is power.

[FS YUSUF @FSYusuff]

Work don start!!!

[Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso @KwankwasoRM]

MY MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2027
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

My dear Nigerians,

As the 2027 presidential campaign officially begins, I call on every Nigerian to reflect deeply on the state of our nation and the kind of country we want to leave for the next generation.

Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads. Our people are facing a difficult economic reality. The rising cost of food and essential goods has placed enormous pressure on families.

Millions of young Nigerians are searching for meaningful employment and opportunities, while businesses are struggling with high operating costs and an uncertain economic environment.

At the same time, insecurity continues to threaten communities across the country. Too many families have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of violence.

Our farmers need security to return to their farms, our children need safe schools, and every Nigerian deserves to live without fear.

Our education and healthcare systems require urgent investment. Our infrastructure must be improved, our institutions strengthened, and public resources managed with greater
transparency and accountability.

These challenges are serious, but Nigeria is full of hope. We have the people, resources and potential to build a prosperous and secure nation. What we need is leadership with the competence, courage and commitment to put the interests of Nigerians first.

This is why I have chosen to work with His Excellency, Peter Obi, on the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket.

Our partnership is not about region, religion or personal ambition. It is about Nigeria. We believe in a country where government serves the people, where hard work is rewarded, where young people can build successful futures at home, and where every citizen has a fair opportunity to prosper.

To our young people, women, workers, farmers, entrepreneurs and professionals, I ask you to join us in this journey.

Let us move beyond politics of division and focus on the issues that affect our daily lives. Let us demand accountability, competence and results from those entrusted with public office.

The 2027 election presents Nigerians with an opportunity to choose a new direction.

I therefore call on all Nigerians to support the Obi–Kwankwaso ticket and all candidates of the NDC and join us in the task of rebuilding our nation.

Let us campaign peacefully, responsibly and with the national interest at heart.

Together, we can build a stronger nation and Nigeria will be OK. - RMK

[Mallam jabir @Mallam_jabeer]

Obi–Kwankwaso 🔥🔥🔥

Whether you understand the meaning of the song or not, just repost.

Nigeria will be OK. ✌️

[BLESSED 🥷 @Dee_9889]

When Peter Obi said focus on already existing bad roads instead of building a new coastal super highway 😂.. Una say na bad. Person.

[Inibehe Effiong @InibeheEffiong]

This is so disgraceful.

They are wasting billions to rig elections but veterans are suffering.

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

This administration is quick to push the blame on Buhari for refinery but they forget President Tinubu congratulated NNPC on this refinery in 2024

[Anthony Ehilebo @AnthonyEhilebo]

Sorry o! I just wanted to find out howfar with Nigeria and its movement?
diesel is now 1900
dollar 1450
Lets not even talk about electricity..
APC is Nigerias single most potent misery supplier since 1914..
Suffering Pro-Max coming 2027.

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

President Tinubu said congratulations over the completion of the refinery in 2024

In 2026 he confirmed the refinery isn’t working

Who is deceiving who

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

Peter Obi Has Committed A Fallacy Of Generalisation — Raimi

He said professors, how many of them? There are bad eggs everywhere even in journalism. Peter Obi in his statement spoke about professors helping illiterates, that means he is also an illiterate. Peter Obi’s statement is unverified, it is not every political office holder that is an illiterate.

Dr. Taofiq Raimi
Development Expert

[BigBarney @BigBarney16]

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[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Dear Okpebolo, Obi is in Edo oooo

[Peter Akah @Peter4Nigeria]

It took Tinubu @officialABAT less than 3years to destroy the nations economy but to feel the impact of their so called reforms you need ChatGPT❗️

In 2027 Peter Obi/Kwankwaso remain the only Hope for a National Rescue ❗️

[Channels Television @channelstv]

"The abuse we are allowing today will take its revenge on our children."

NDC Presidential Candidate Peter Obi speaks on the state of Nigeria’s judiciary and electoral system at the Goodluck Jonathan Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi State.

#GoodluckJonathanDemocracyDialogue

[Obidient Premier👑 🦅 @ObidientPremier]

Our awesome voice, Dele Farotimi om
Point as always. He is blessed with saying things as they are without mincing words.

[Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, CGoF @ChidiOdinkalu]

Those Who Spent Years Asking for @MBuhari's Certificate Suddenly Conclude @officialABAT's Certificate Isn't Important?

by Mohammed Bello Doka

The publication of @officialABAT's 2027 nomination form by @inecnigeria has once again thrown the nation into a heated debate. His Form EC9 lists only BSc degree from @ChicagoState, while the spaces for primary & secondary school qualifications remain conspicuously blank.

Yet the response from the very voices who once shook the foundations of @asovilladigital with their righteous fury has been nothing short of a masterclass in political somersaulting.

Where are the crusaders now? @renoomokri, who in 2018 spent sleepless nights demanding that Buhari produce his @waecnigeria certificate, who questioned whythe #CInC cld not simply order the military to release his documents, has now personally verified Tinubu's credentials at @ChicagoState. He has prostrated flat on the ground, apologised to the President, & dismissed all allegations of forgery. His DNA, he insists, hasn't changed. Only his principles have.

@officialKolaO, who as @OfficialPDPNig National Publicity Secretary in 2018 called the Buhari certificate saga the worst national embarrassment & accused the Presidency of manipulations, forgery & lies, has been conspicuously muted on Tinubu's blank spaces. The man who once thundered that the attestation lacked an original certificate number & was therefore of no effect now finds absolutely nothing wrong with a president who can't account for his primary & secondary education.

@OzekhomeMike, who in Jan 2015 filed a suit challenging Buhari's eligibility for lacking a WAEC certificate, now finds himself on the other side of the courtroom, charged by @NigeriaGov over alleged forgery of documents. The irony writes itself.

@oagbakoba, who in 2018 called the Buhari certificate matter a fairly serious matter that the court would have to interpret, has now called on lawyers & the media to stop the madness & allow @SupremeCourtNg to decide.

And what of the #LagosIbadanMedia, the self-appointed guardians of democratic accountability?

During the Buhari years, they were relentless.

@femiaribisala wrote President Buhari's Non-Existent School Certificate.

Akin Oladele penned Of Buhari's Refusal To Attach Certificate.

Editorial boards of @MobilePunch , @vanguardngrnews, & @THISDAYLIVE published front-page demands for Buhari to show his certificate.

Today, those same newspapers have reduced themselves to news reporters, merely quoting opposition politicians like Kalu Kalu & @realkenokonkwo, rather than leading the charge with their own editorial crusades. They've bn accused of unmasked hypocrisy & #DoubleStandards in their coverage of the President.

Critics argue that a leader from any other zone wld have faced a media onslaught. Instead, the narrative shifts, the questions soften, & the outrage evaporates.

As one commentator aptly observed, only in #Nigeria can someone be said not to have attended primary or secondary school, yet graduate from a university abroad & those asking questions become the problem.

A graduate from Kano, Lagos, Enugu or Port Harcourt will be denied employment because one certificate is missing.

A civil servant can lose a promotion because of incomplete documentation. Nobody tells them to rely on constitutional interpretation.

The rules are clear for the ordinary Nigerian.

Yet somehow, whenever the discussion concerns the political elite, the rules become elastic. If certificates are important, then they must be important for everybody.

There cannot be one Nigeria for the poor and another for the politically connected. That is not justice. That is privilege disguised as democracy. The nation is watching, & the nation is not amused.

Mohammed Bello Doka can be reached via [email protected]

[Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso @KwankwasoRM]

I am deeply concerned by the comments made by Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir at an event in Kano this weekend.

At this critical moment in our nation’s history, statements that promote division and disunity must be firmly discouraged. It is particularly troubling to hear such rhetoric from a religious leader of Sheikh Jingir’s stature and influence.

Let it be clearly stated: the good people of Kano do not endorse or support these divisive remarks.

Political and religious leaders alike carry a solemn responsibility to uphold truth, foster unity, and advance reconciliation. We must not lend our voices to utterances capable of undermining the very foundation of our nationhood.

The 2027 general elections will be an opportunity for Nigerians to reward good governance with resounding support and to reject poor performance at the polls. This administration has earned the latter.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. - RMK